Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

किमसाध्यं हि ते विप्र इदानीं तपसि स्थितः

Transliteration

kimasādhyaṃ hi te vipra idānīṃ tapasi sthitaḥ

Translation

„O Brahmanen-Weiser, was könnte dir jetzt unerreichbar sein, da du fest in der Askese gegründet bist?“

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• असाध्यम्: impossible
• असाध्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- (नञ्) + साध्य (कृदन्त; √साध् (धातु) यत्/णीय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘किम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); हेतौ/निश्चये

• ते: for you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विप्र: O brahmin
• विप्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• इदानीम्: now
• इदानीम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• तपसि: in austerity
• तपसि: Adhikarana (Location/State/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्थितः: standing/established
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘(त्वम्)’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūrya (continuing speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha; Ādityeśvara context (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Jābāli

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya’s radiant form addressing the sage with a calm, assured gesture; the sage stands unwavering, embodying tapas as inner fire.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Vipra (sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas is presented as a force that removes ‘impossibility’—spiritual discipline expands what can be achieved for dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Śukla-tīrtha/Ādityeśvara narrative in Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a theological affirmation of ascetic efficacy.